FUGITIVE
CASE #: 2023-189
Gabriel Allen Hargus
Also Known As:
Ethan Stone
Status:
Open
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Missing From:
Mineral Wells, West Virginia
Summary:
Gabriel Allen Hargus is a fugitive wanted by the U.S. Marshals, West Virginia State Police, and West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on warrants for 3 Counts of 2nd Offense Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and a Parole Violation. He was convicted in February 2011 in Kanawha County for Possession of Materials Depicting a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct and 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse of a 13-year-old female victim. He has been on the run since July 2023 and was last seen in El Paso, Texas.
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Circumstances of Offense:
In February 2011, Hargus pled guilty to one count of possession of materials depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The Circuit Court of Kanawha County sentenced him to two years of incarceration, a period of thirty years extended supervision, and lifetime registration as a sex offender. Subsequently, the State alleged that Hargus failed to register as a sex offender. By order dated March 15, 2012, the Circuit Court of Kanawha County found, following a full hearing, that Hargus violated a condition of his supervised release by failing to provide his alias name of "Ethan Stone" to the West Virginia State Police, failing to provide his social security number, and intentionally providing a false date of birth. Additionally, according to the West Virginia sex offender registry, he was convicted in 2019 for possessing child pornography. He received a sentence of two years and 10 months in a correctional facility with 50 years of extended supervision.
Additional Details:
Hargus knows he is wanted and is evading apprehension. Hargus is known to drive a 2016 Silver Ford Focus, bearing West Virginia Registration, N3R908. He was last spotted in El Paso, Texas driving a 2016 Silver Ford Focus with West Virginia license plate No. N3R908. A reward leading directly to his arrest has been increased to $5,000. Investigators said Hargus has been previously convicted for failure to register.
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Timeline of Events
He was indicted on failure to register and parole violation offenses
Hargus was seen driving a 2016 silver Ford Focus with a West Virginia license plate reading N3R908 and began fleeing
Date of Warrant issued
Circuit Court of Kanawha County found Hargus violated conditions of supervised release regarding failure to register and false information provided
Hargus pled guilty to one count of possession of materials depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct
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